The Book of Pilgrimage

Aisha said: With these two hands of mine, I used to plait the garlands for the sacrificial animals of the Messenger of Allah. Then he would neither avoid nor leave anything.

Aisha said: I plaited the garlands for the sacrificial camels of the Messenger of Allah with my own hands. Then he marked them and garlanded them, sent them to the House, and remained in Medina. Nothing that had been lawful to him became forbidden.

Aisha reported that the Messenger of Allah sent sacrificial animals. I plaited their garlands with my own hands, and he did not refrain from anything that a person not in consecration would not refrain from.

Aisha, Mother of the Believers, said: I plaited those garlands from wool we had. The Messenger of Allah spent the morning among us not in consecration, doing what a man not in consecration does with his wife.

Aisha said: I remember plaiting the garlands for the sacrificial sheep of the Messenger of Allah. He sent them, then stayed among us not in consecration.

Aisha said: I would often plait the garlands for the sacrificial animals of the Messenger of Allah. He would garland his animals, send them, and remain behind, avoiding nothing that a person in consecration avoids.

Aisha said: Once the Messenger of Allah sent sheep to the House as sacrificial offerings and garlanded them.

Aisha said: We used to garland sheep and send them, while the Messenger of Allah remained not in consecration. Nothing was forbidden to him.

Amra bint Abd al-Rahman reported that Ibn Ziyad wrote to Aisha: “Abdullah ibn Abbas said that whoever sends a sacrificial offering is subject to the restrictions of a pilgrim until the offering is sacrificed. I have sent my offering, so write to me with your ruling.” Amra said that Aisha replied: “It is not as Ibn Abbas said. With my own hands I plaited the garlands for the sacrificial offerings of the Messenger of Allah. He garlanded them with his own hand and sent them with my father. Nothing that Allah had made lawful to the Messenger of Allah became forbidden to him until his offering was sacrificed.”

Masruq said: I heard Aisha, from behind the curtain, clapping her hands and saying: “I used to plait the garlands for the sacrificial offerings of the Messenger of Allah with my own hands. Then he would send them, and would not avoid anything that a person in consecration avoids until his offering was sacrificed.”

Abd al-Wahhab and Zakariya narrated a similar report from al-Shabi, from Masruq, from Aisha, from the Prophet.

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah saw a man leading a sacrificial camel and said: “Ride it.” The man said: “Messenger of Allah, it is a sacrificial camel.” He said: “Ride it, woe to you!” This was on the second or third time.

Al-Araj narrated this through the same chain, with the wording: “While a man was leading a garlanded sacrificial camel.”

Hammam ibn Munabbih said: Among the reports Abu Hurayra narrated to us from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, was this: A man was leading a garlanded sacrificial camel, and the Messenger of Allah said to him: “Woe to you, ride it.” The man said: “It is a sacrificial camel, Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Woe to you, ride it! Woe to you, ride it!”

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah passed a man leading a sacrificial camel and said: “Ride it.” The man replied: “It is a sacrificial camel.” He said: “Ride it,” two or three times.

Anas said: Someone passed by the Prophet with a sacrificial camel—or an offering—and he said: “Ride it.” The man replied: “It is a sacrificial camel”—or an offering. He said: “Even so.”

Abu Kurayb narrated from Anas a similar report about someone passing by the Prophet with a sacrificial camel.

Jabir ibn Abdullah was asked about riding a sacrificial animal. He said: I heard the Prophet say: “Ride it gently when you are compelled to, until you find another mount.”

Abu al-Zubayr said: I asked Jabir about riding a sacrificial animal. He replied: I heard the Prophet say: “Ride it gently until you find another mount.”

Musa ibn Salama al-Hudhali said: Sinan ibn Salama and I set out to perform Umrah. Sinan took a sacrificial camel with him and led it. It became exhausted on the way, and he was at a loss about what to do if it could not continue. He said: “When I reach the town, I will certainly ask about this.” When we stopped at al-Batha in the morning, he said: “Come, let us speak with Ibn Abbas.” He told him about his camel. Ibn Abbas said: “You have come to the one who knows.” The Messenger of Allah had once sent sixteen sacrificial camels with a man and placed him in charge of them. He went and then returned, saying: “Messenger of Allah, what should I do with those that have become exhausted and unable to continue?” He replied: “Slaughter them, dip their sandals in their blood, and mark their sides with them. Neither you nor anyone among your companions may eat from them.”